Chaitanya Bishnoi

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1994)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Chaitanya Bishnoi

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Delhi, India

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| role = Batting all-rounder

| club1 = Durham MCCU

| year1 = 2013–2015

| club2 = Haryana

| year2 = 2015/16–2022/23

| date = 25 February 2021

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/628217.html ESPNcricinfo

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Chaitanya Bishnoi (born 25 August 1994) is an Indian cricketer who played for Haryana.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/628217.html |title=Chaitanya Bishnoi |access-date=4 October 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 debut on 6 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/902159.html |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group A: Haryana v Hyderabad (India) at Nagpur, Jan 6, 2016 |access-date=10 January 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} In January 2018, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the 2018 IPL auction.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |access-date=27 January 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He was released by the Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28087425/where-do-eight-franchises-stand-2020-auction |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 November 2019}}

Bishnoi studied at Durham University, where he represented Durham MCC University in cricket. He also won a half-palantinate in cricket as a member of Hatfield College.{{cite web|title=Durham University sporting review 2014-2015|url=https://issuu.com/communicationsoffice/docs/a_sporting_review_2014-2015|website=Issuu|access-date=18 April 2018|language=en}} His brother, Bhavya Bishnoi, has also played first-class cricket. His parents, Kuldeep and Renuka Bishnoi are politicians in Haryana, and his grandfather, Bhajan Lal, was a Chief Minister.